Arthur watched Lan Li silently.

Lan Li sat elegantly and quietly in place, her left leg overlapped on her right knee, her hands placed on her knees casually, and she leaned back in the chair with a slight relaxation, revealing a trace of laziness and casualness between her eyebrows, and the soft halo on her body exuded a faint warmth, which made others involuntarily relax.

But to put it mildly, it shows a decisive calmness and self-control.

Suddenly, Arthur couldn't help but laugh happily, and sincerely, those narrow eyes were full of laughter.

Arthur has always known that in fact, the most terrible, black-bellied and evil one of the Hall family is Lan Li, and he would rather face Elph and Elizabeth at the same time than Lan Li alone, but unfortunately, only Edith believes his judgment, and others can't seem to imagine that the harmless little guy who is dedicated to the world of performance is actually the big devil.

Now, at last, it was George and Elizabeth's turn to suffer well, and Arthur laughed uncontrollably just by recalling their embarrassment and predicament in his mind, and despite the fact that the behavior should not be, Arthur could not help it, he had not been so happy in a long, long time.

"You know, for the first time, I'm starting to like you. Arthur lifted his chin slightly, projected his gaze condescendingly, and said in a proud and critical tone.

Lan Li shook his head, "Thank you, but I still have to formally and seriously refuse." ”

Then Arthur almost choked on whiskey, and was caught off guard, his movements and expressions were slightly embarrassed.

Lan Li pretended not to see it, and changed the topic complacently, "Don't tell me, you came to Los Angeles this time to find yourself and your dreams." The sharp spit was full of firepower, and there was no intention of releasing water.

After Arthur recovered his breath, he pursed his lips and sighed, "Lan Li, you have learned badly. Is it so straightforward to speak here in Hollywood? This way of asking questions, this way of being sarcastic, it's so low-level, you know, it's disappointing that you don't have the slightest cultivation. The same is true of Edith, who speaks straightforwardly and without any charm at all. ”

"You mean, you'd like to talk to Elph?" Lan Liyun lightly threw a throwing knife.

Right in the middle of the heart.

Arthur spread his hands again and began to complain:

"Look! That's what I said. You have run out of patience and substance, and everything has become simple and crude...... Wait a minute, wait a minute, don't go. ”

"I came all the way to Los Angeles and went to Oscar Night just to have a chat with you, so you didn't just leave...... Well, good, I'll be honest, honest, I don't have any sense of humor at all, God, Princess Beatrice keeps saying that you're a very humorous guy......"

"Don't glare at me. I've received your signal. Okay, okay, I'm not going to change the subject. Jesus Christ, did Edith say that you are a demon, yes, a demon. ”

This is Arthur's disguise.

Every nobleman has his own disguise, and Arthur's disguise is a laissez-faire/debauchery/uninhibited skin and easy socialization, and the means of not touching the body can always easily wander through the crowd, but no one can discover his true self that he has strictly hidden, compared to Elf, compared to Edith, compared to Lan Li, Arthur is the one who is best at disguising himself.

After all the jokes and jokes were cut off, Arthur quieted down, picked up his glass, just shook it gently, and warmed the whiskey little by little with his palm—this was a big taboo, but Arthur did it on purpose, and it seemed that he could see the alcohol slowly evaporating, like a blooming flower withering, with a kind of grandiose poignancy.

"I don't know. ”

After a long silence, Arthur whispered.

The hustle and bustle of Oscar's night was still coming and going, but the endless stream of people never approached the area where Lan Li and Arthur were, carefully separating a no-man's land, as if another world, as if in the midst of a surging crowd but no one could see him.

A shallow smile was drawn at the corner of Arthur's mouth, bitter and weak, and he pulled it self-deprecatingly, but finally calmed down. In such an instant, Arthur and Lan Li's eyebrows began to become similar, as if after taking off the mask, after hesitantly and timidly revealing the truth, they suddenly discovered each other's looks.

"Yes, I don't know. ”

Arthur repeated it again, a blank look in the depths of his eyes with a faint pain, and then exhaled softly, "I don't know why I came to Los Angeles, I don't know why I was at this party, I don't even know why I sat here." Can you believe it?"

With the last sentence, Arthur raised his eyes to Lan Li's eyes, and looked over calmly.

There was nothing in the depths of his eyes, but Lan Li knew that this was the real Arthur. Being in the center of the maelstrom of Vanity Fair, but completely losing yourself, is so ironic, yet so realistic.

Lan Li nodded slightly, "I believe." ”

I don't know why, Arthur's mood relaxed slightly, and that relief made the heavy shoulders lighter.

He lowered his eyes, then turned his head, shook the whiskey in his hand meaninglessly, and continued, "Before, Edith was forced to stay in London for more than a month, and they moved Denise out, choked Edith's soft underbelly, and then threw a private party, by the way, Andre and Eaton were both in attendance. Ha. ”

After chuckling, Arthur fell silent again, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, "I don't know why, after all this, I just want to escape, far away." Elph thought I had betrayed my father and mother, because I was needed for work in London, and because of the connections in the Hall family, but ......"

"But sometimes, I'm also curious, what if I need me too?" A gentle sentence revealed a deep dazed and confused, the feeling of powerlessness dragged on the ankles, slowly sinking into the abyss, and inexplicably, the nose began to sour.

But Arthur still maintained his etiquette and rules, did not fall apart, smiled again, and turned his head to look at Lan Li, "Then, I bought a ticket and flew here." Why? Hah, I don't know. Lan Li, you know what?"

Arthur looked at Lan Li sincerely, carefully questioning, revealing his vulnerability and softness.

Lan Li met Arthur's gaze, and did not hurry to speak, but just watched quietly, thinking seriously, and then spoke:

"When I'm immersed in the performance, there is a moment when I know exactly who I am, what I'm doing, and where I'm going. It's a dream, it's freedom, it's self, it's all the same thing, and the only thing that's certain is that I know what I want. ”

"A lot of people spend their entire lives not knowing what they want, and even if they have a goal, they don't know what they're chasing. It has nothing to do with class, it has nothing to do with origin. Like you just said, all the people in this party, they're all competing for fame and fortune, but in fact, they don't know what fame and fortune are. Money, glory, fame, titles, connections, or inheritance?"

"Or is it just a presence?"

"It's normal, though. Because only a very small number of people can know what they want, and even if they don't know, it's okay, but at least they can know what they don't want. Then, start exploring. Life is long, but it is also very short, and if you don't hold on to it, it will disappear in the blink of an eye. ”

"Life is like the splendor of summer flowers, and death is like the quiet beauty of autumn leaves. ”

Lan Li spoke, and Arthur listened, back and forth, in great harmony.

Lan Li did not answer Arthur's question, but spoke to himself, but Arthur did not speak, just listened quietly.

There's a sense of absurdity to the scene, because the Oscar night crowd is still all around you, and the glitz and hypocrisy of Vanity Fair are all too vivid to be true, while the two brothers are truly opening up for the first time ever – yes, for the first time.

Arthur's gaze fell firmly on Lan Li's face, although this was his younger brother, he grew up together, but he never really knew him, but if you think about it, between nobles, who has ever really understood each other?

"That's why you chose surfing and rock climbing?" was Arthur's first sentence after the silence.

Lan Li chuckled, "Yes, that's why. On top of that, next month, I'm going to New Zealand to learn how to skydive, and I'm considering whether to get a pilot's license. ”

"And what about acting?"

"There's no rush for now, I need a long vacation. At the end of the day, I'm not a robot. ”

"Huh, are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. ”

There was no pause and interval, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

In a trance, Arthur seemed to understand one thing: why he came to Hollywood, why he came to Oscar night.

Blue Rite Hall. Here's the answer.

Deep down, Arthur knew that this was the right answer, but he didn't want to inquire, and he didn't want to admit it, after all, they were just strangers sharing the same name, not real brothers.

"Lan Li, I'm sorry. ”

The sudden words made Lan Li slightly stunned, and looked at Arthur in confusion, and then Arthur lowered his eyes, shook his head, and said with a chuckle, "It's okay." ”

From the very beginning of the story, George and Elizabeth clearly know that Lan Li is an actor with potential.

The family had received an official invitation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London to join the Academy's official theatre crew for a European tour, and had received letters and phone calls from the successful audition in London's West End......

But all of these messages were intercepted.

In terms of life, Lance was a man who lacked a tendon, including the sorting of letters, and he never knew how to take care of his letters, so George and Elizabeth succeeded in blocking them, and forced Arthur to reply to the letter, thanking him for the invitation, and rejecting the kindness.

Arthur did so.

So, sorry.

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